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A. C. SLOAN ET Al...

GONNECTING ROD AND-ITS COMPONENT BEARINGS Filed sept.-5,' 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 intensa Aug. 14,1928. i; i 1,680,917

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED C. SLOAN, F" PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND STEPHEN M. SLOAN, OF VINELAND, NEW JERSEY.

CONNECTING ROD AND ITS COMPONENT BEARINGS.

Application filed September 3, `1925. `Serial No. 54,341.

Generically this invention relates to con with consequent injury to the cylinder walls, necting rods, but it more especially comprecausing piston slaps, and by reason ot .imw hends novel bea-rings for such rods. proper lubrication, etc., being otherwise un- 55 An important object ol this invention is satisfactory, and it was to overcome such de- Vthe provision of a connecting rod terminatticiencies, and to provide a connecting rod ing at each end in substantially universal. and bearing structure which could in no wise bearings, so that a variation in alignment oi a-lfect the tree reciprocation of the pistonby said bearings will causeno side thrust of the a variance in alignment of the crank sha'lt 60 piston or in any way atleet the vertical reand wrist pin bearings, adapted to absorb eiprocation of said piston. certain engine vibrations to etlect a smoother Another important objecto'f this invention running motor, designed to at all timesbe is to provide a connecting rod oli this characautomatically lubricated, easily installed and ter constructed to automatically and continadjusted to varying stages of wear and tear, 05

uously lubricate its component bearings. that we designed the connecting rod 'forming l5 Other objects of this invention are to prothe subject matter of this invention.

vide a connecting rod'ot' this character hav- In the illustrated embodiment charactering means for adjusting the tension ott the izing this invention there is shown a piston bearing surfaces, means for locking the parts 5, crank shaft 6 and wrist pin 7 ot convenat any desired tension, adaptable to various -tional design.

types ot piston and crank construction, The connecting rod 8 is formed at its upadapted to be easily installed, economically per end with an integral substantially halt manufactured and etiicient 'for the purposes spherical casing 9 exterior-ly threaded as at intended, Y 10 to engage the interior threads 11 ol' the 75 With` these and other objects in view complementa-l removable spherical section 12,

l which will become apparent as the descripwhich when operatively positioned torms the tion proceeds, the invention resides in the outer bearing casing A, and the sections 9 construction, combination and arrangement and 12 are centrally apertured as at 13' and of parts, hereinafter more fully described ll, respectively, through which is adaptedto 80 vand claimed, and illustrated in the accornextend the wrist pin 7, said openingsbeing of panying drawings, in which like characters greater diameter than the wrist pin to peroi reference indicate like parts throughout mit of the necessary universal movement ot the several figures, of which: the easing with respect to the bearing 15.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view ot our imrlhe ball 15 constituting the bearing tor 85 proved connecting rod operatively positioned, the wrist pin 7 is formed with a central bore with parts broken away, showing the piston in 16 and when mounted on said pin serves as a section and crank shattin fragmentary elefurther bearing tor the casing A when said vation. casing hasbeen operatively positioned there- Fig. Q-is a sectional view of the upper over to comprise a composite wrist pin and 9o bearing end of the connecting rod with the connecting rod bearing, as clearly shownin ao parts in disassembled relation, and the wrist Fig. 1 of the drawings.

pin in elevation; The casing section l2 is formed with an Fig. 3 is a detail view of the outer casing outstanding or lateral iiange 17 having a membersshowing the flange of the removplurality of spacedperipheral apertures 18 95 able section; and y adapted to selectively register with the hori- Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the lower bear- `zontal opening 19 through which is adapted ing end of the connecting rod with the inner to extend a eotterpin or other fastening eleand outer members in disassembled relation. ment 2O to` securely lock the adjustable sec- Such forms of connecting rods and bean tion 12 on the casing 9 at any desired tenloo ing structures now in use and with which we sion with respect to the ball 15, as clearly no are familiar have proved delicient in causn shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

ing, under certain working conditions, a "le The loweror crank sha-ft end oit the conM thrust trimmen raeprmmtion oft the planen nesting; Vrod l? also termed 'with ruiter that-"of the crankshaft aiidivhiclr also-prevents lateral movement of tl1e-bearing.

In order that the lbearing C may be expelongitudinally divided .in the .aXia-l plane of the said shaft, forming upper andloiver sec- ,tions 22 and. 23 respectively, ,and ,the casing B is similarly .divided tolformtheiippen and loweinsections Qlland 255 respectively. Y.Said :sections being formed with exteiiiorlyispaced g ribs26 on, ,opposite .sides .thereo'trcentrally bored as at Q7 interiorly. threadedtoengage lents, what We desire protected by Letters Patent is as set forth in the following .elaimsz i 1. A universal connection between a cou- .necting rod and pistonI` comprising u wrist pin having a spherical member mounted thereoma sm'iilzir shaped housing enclosing the 'spherical member and formed in comy Y pleinental sections, saidsections adapted 'for ditiously mounted ontlie crankshaft' 6' it is threaded engagement and longitudinal ad- V..jiistinentvvithlrespeet to the wrist pin7 and means for locking lthe sections in adjusted posi-tion.

,ther-'eem asimilar shaped housing enclosing Y theexterior threadsofthesetscreivsor bolts i 28, which latterfnilien eoperativ ely,.positioned :securely lock and tension thebea-ring Con the crank .shaft ...and the casing. B von ,the Zsphericalsurface ofthesaid bearing C toet- -rfecta composite universali-connecting rod .bearing similar. in operationto theiivrist pin bea-ringabove.` described. The apertures, '29

in the casingB-Lare ofgreaterdiaineter. than BVAvith-respeot .to ,the ballV ppei'ating similar to the apertures 13 and 14 heretofore de scribed.

..vention i casingndnto nvhieh, is-=sereWed or .other- Wise suitablyseeiired an; oil `cup 3l, vandfthe connecting .i rod. vS .is formed i W'ithf? a longitween .the casings ,Anand B, iso that. as piston .the ,spherical member and formed in com- 4plemental sections said sectionsadapted 'tor @interlock-ing. :engagement i and longitudinal- VAly tadjustablefwith respect to the wrist pin,

one of said sections having .a peripheral lange,. andmeans associated ywith the 'flange and. connecting .rod to locl; the sections iu adjusted position.

3. l:Aluniif'ersal connection between a, connecting-rod andupiston, connriifisingna wrist ppin havingv` a spherical member mounted '..thereom-a similar shaped housing enclos- `ing `the .spherieali-member and 'formed in eonnglementalsections,4 saidv sect-ions adapted v .foiminterlockingengagement and longitudi- .y-Aniopeningf() isormed .in they toppirv nally adjustable-With respect to the `wrist Vpinfone-ot said sections having a peripheral 5 i is vertically .reciprocated oil. v Will be. auto` i .matcallyideposited ,in the eupl tlubricating .the lcontacting surfaces of casing :A and ball i l5 and .thence conducted through passage 32 to similarlyz eiiectlubrication oithe-.casing .i C andbearingi.

,The ,objects `and operation oft this-inventionwvould seem .to be suHiciently-clean :from fthe labove description, as; to renderAV further .explanation thereof unnecessary. v

.Although in practice ive have found. that the toi-in of our invention @illustrated finthe accompanying drawings-f and referred to -in the above description vas the preferred; em-

bodimentn-i4 is the most eliicient, andv practical .A yetrealizing -the eonditifo.1153 concurrent with 4 the adoption .efem-i device-willneeessarily varywive desire tosemphasize that various minor. changes 1 indetails of; construction, n i proportion and ariztngementiof parftswniay la() y pended claims f-ivithoutA departing i from1 or i tlieglpiiineplesi of this inbe resorted .to Witlifin thewscopeftoffjthe-apsacrificinganyetl y 1 VI-Iavi'iig; thus :described our invention; and Without enumerating variations and equivalange, said flange having a eircuu'i'l'ereutiul series i `olf--` apertures Ladapted` to .selectively register-With asi-miler. opening ni the con- -ineetingwroch and means yinsertible in such .vopenings-to lock the ,sections in adpisted position.

vs .:Aiuniversal connection between a con- -neetingarodand piston, comprisingx` :i wrist i.piniandassociated spherical.inember, a similar' shaped housing enclosing `Athe splieiicai memberandi-formed in complemental seetions longitudinal-lyadjustable with respect to theiWr-istbpin, one ol said `s-:ections being :tormedfinteg-ral with the connecting rod, the other section having a lateral or peripheral :tranges andineans adapted to coaet with said la-ngeiand connecting rod to maintain said `r:sections in-I adjusted posi-tion. with respect to said spherical member.

'5. A universal connection between a connecting! rodfnnd;,piston7 com'irising a wrist y lar.:shapedwliousing enclosing the spherical member ,and `formed in complemeutnl seei, tionslongitudinallyadjustable with respeet meinbenf andnneans.tor-locking tlm sections to thewvristvpinone of said sections having means fortautomatically ell'ecting `the lubricationo the'innersin'face ofthe housing and contacting surface oi" the spherical in adjusted position:

il lli 6. A universal connection between a concollecting means mounted exterior of one of neeting rod and piston, comprising a Wrist the sections :for automatically effecting lupin having a spherical member mounted blieation of the interior of the housing, and 10 thereon7 a similar shaped housing enelosmeans for locking the sections in adjusted 5 ing the spherical member and formed in position.

eolnplemental sections longitudinally a'cl- ALFRED C. SLAN.. justable with respect to the Wrist pin, oil STEPHEN M. SLOAN. 

